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Open Source Elvish! Elefdar Mini-Lexicon and GrammarI've mentioned before that I was thinking about releasing the Elefdar / Elf language in some kind of open source format. I've decided to use the Creative Commons license and release everything I have so far... well, everything worth releasing at this point....﻿

Working on the Elefdar LanguageI think I might have mentioned it before, but I have been somewhat dissatisfied with my Elefdar language. Specifically, I just didn't like the way that some words sounded. While I have played with it off and on for the past couple of years, I had not made a...﻿

Still making progress through the to-do listThe good news is, I'm still working my way through the to-do list and have made a few more of the planned changes to my story. But at this point I'm not prepared to share another sample, as the changes are too minor to show off. In the grand scheme of the s...﻿

Thank you [Memorial Day 2015]To all of the United States military service members scattered around the world, both active and inactive, you have my heartfelt thanks. Today of course is the day we remember and give special honor to those who have died in service to their country. I have...﻿

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Happy Independence Day America!I give you the Declaration of Independence: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have con...﻿

Colorado Renaissance Festival - June 20, 2015We had a good day at the faire yesterday, walking about looking at the many vendor shops, eating faire food, enjoying a few shows and people-watching. This was our first time ever at the Colorado festival, and while we had heard it was a very good one, we d...﻿

We had a good day at the faire yesterday, walking about looking at the many vendor shops, eating faire food, enjoying a few shows and people-watching. This was our first time ever at the Colorado festival, and while we had he...

Kind of a messed up day, er, weekendNot that it was bad or anything. But my employer had a scheduled power outage at one of our nearby offices, so I had to drive in to work last night to shut the systems down before the power went out, and then drive in again this morning to power things up. ...﻿

New/Old Sample! Chapter Nine, Scene Seven (originally Ch 8.6)As I work my way through the to-do list, I had to re-write most of the below scene. I liked it well enough ( here's the original , from January 2013), but my beta readers and I both agreed that it needed to reveal more about the sword, and advance the story...﻿

Work and DreamsThis weekend, Memorial Day holiday weekend for those who may not be aware, I have to work. Not just garden work or yard work, not even writing work -- job work. We're doing an ERP upgrade starting late Saturday night, running through to Sunday afternoon. My...﻿

Ticking off to-do itemsAs mentioned last week, I'm back in the saddle when it comes to writing the Balfrith story. Of the nine items in my to-do list, I managed to check off two of them last weekend, and am working my way through another one today. This blog post is just a short ...﻿